Fail definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FAIL, v.i. [L. fallo; Gr. whence; Eng. felony. It seems ... We say, in a dry season, the springs and streams fail, or are failing, before they are entirely exhausted. We say ... the springs failed, when they entirely ceased to flow. Crops fail wholly or partially. 2. To decay; to decline; to sink ... Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. Psalms 12. 5. To ... to be lost. Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail. 7. To die. They shall all fail together. Isaiah ...
... MISS, v.t. [L. mitto, misi; omitto, omisi.] 1. To fail in aim; to fail of reaching the object; not to hit; as, to miss the mark; to miss the object intended. 2. To fail of finding the right way; to err in attempting to ... as, to miss the way or the road. 3. To fail of obtaining. Orgalus feared nothing but to miss Parthenia. 4 ... 6. To omit; to pass by; to go without; to fail to have; as, to miss a meal of victuals. She ... may want all the rest without missing them. 8. To fail of seeing or finding. MISS, v.i. To fail ...
... the bunch has got which Edwin lost before. 18. to fail to obtain. He shall in no wise lose his reward ... who's in, who's out. 2. To decline; to fail. Wisdom in discourse with her loses discountenanced, and like folly shows. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically ... it unattended on her seat" [ant: hold on, keep] 2: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the ... after he had to stop at a red light" 7: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that ...
fail-safe definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle" 2: eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically ... problem-free < the little black dress…has consistently been the fail-safe solution for night — Vogue > II. noun Date: 1975 a device or measure that makes something fail-safe Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also failsafe Something that ...
... or answering; applied to a defendant. DEFAULT, v.i. To fail in performing a contract or agreement. DEFAULT, v.t. 1 ... on the default; as, the cause was defaulted. 3. To fail in performance. DEFAULT, v.t. To offend. WordNet (r) 3 ... an alternative is specified [syn: default option, default] v 1: fail to pay up [syn: default, default on] [ant: ante up ... defaute, defaulte, from Anglo-French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de- + faillir to fail Date: 13th century 1. failure to do something required by ... user II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: as a. ...
pass-fail definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1959 being a system of grading whereby the grades “pass” and “fail” replace the traditional letter grades • pass-fail noun
... report" [syn: failing, flunk] [ant: pass, passing, qualifying] v 1: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: fail, flunk, bomb, flush it] [ant: make it, pass] Merriam Webster ... blend of flinch and funk Date: 1823 intransitive verb to fail especially in an examination or course transitive verb 1. to ... Reference Dictionary v. & n. US colloq. --v. 1 tr. a fail (an examination etc.). b fail (an examination candidate). 2 intr. (often foll. by out) ...
... 5. To burst forth; to utter or exclaim. 6. To fail in trade or other occupation; to become bankrupt. 7. To ... broke in the new intern" [syn: break in, break] 13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules ... way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go ... the batter > < a putt that breaks left > 10. a. to fail in health, strength, vitality, resolve, or control < may break under ... of damage, wear, or strain < the pump broke > 11. to fail to keep a prescribed gait — used of a horse 12 ... let's break now; we broke for tea). 3 tr. fail to observe or keep (a law, promise, etc.). 4 ...
... FALL, v.i. pret. fell; pp. fallen. [L. fallo, to fail, to deceive, Gr.; Heb. to fall. Fail agrees better with Heb., but these words may have had ... To fall back, to recede; to give way. 2. To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to fulfill. To ... be overthrown or captured; succumb to attack. b be defeated; fail. 18 die (fall in battle). 19 (foll. by on, upon ... be in arrears. fall down (often foll. by on) colloq. fail; perform poorly; fail to deliver (payment etc.). fall for colloq. 1 be ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MISCAR'RY, v.i. To fail of the intended effect; not to succeed; to be unsuccessful ... v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: fail, go wrong, miscarry] [ant: bring home the bacon, come through ... harm 2. to suffer miscarriage of a fetus 3. to fail to achieve the intended purpose ; go wrong or amiss < the plan miscarried > 4. to fail to reach the intended destination < the letter has miscarried > Oxford ... woman) have a miscarriage. 2 Brit. (of a letter etc.) fail to reach its destination. 3 (of a business, plan, ...
... prep. in default of; if not. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fail Failv. i. [imp. & p. p. Failed; p. pr. & vb. n ... L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See Fail, and cf. Fallacy, False, Fault.] 1. To be wanting; to ... altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail. As the waters fail from the sea. --Job xiv. 11. Till Lionel's issue ... be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of. If ever they fail of beauty, this failure is not be attributed to ...
... a failed crop; a failed battery). Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fail Failv. i. [imp. & p. p. Failed; p. pr. & vb. n ... L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See Fail, and cf. Fallacy, False, Fault.] 1. To be wanting; to ... altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail. As the waters fail from the sea. --Job xiv. 11. Till Lionel's issue ... be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of. If ever they fail of beauty, this failure is not be attributed to ...
... out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart] 2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice ... call the customer and the company lost the account" [syn: fail, neglect] 3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children" 4: give little ... being neglected Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n. --v.tr. 1 fail to care for or to do; be remiss about (neglected ... his children). 2 (foll. by verbal noun, or to + infin.) fail; overlook or forget the need to (neglected to inform them ... neglecting, neglected) 1. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. The woman denied that ...
... To go down, to descend in any manner. 1. To fail; to come to nothing. 2. To be swallowed or received ... way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go ... dismissed, or abolished (the car will have to go). b fail, decline; give way, collapse (his sight is going; the bulb ... esp. from home for a holiday etc. go back on fail to keep (one's word, promise, etc.). go bail see ... by to) be continued to a specified point. 4 deteriorate; fail; (of a computer network etc.) cease to function. 5 be ... or prove) serve to demonstrate (or prove). go under sink; fail; succumb. go up 1 increase in price. 2 Brit. ...
... or be filled and sink, as a ship. 2. To fail; to miscarry. 3. To trip; to fell. FOUND'ER, v ... father] 3: a worker who makes metal castings v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: fall through, fall flat ... 3. to become submerged ; sink 4. to come to grief ; fail transitive verb to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding ... a ship) to founder. 2 intr. (of a plan etc.) fail. 3 intr. (of earth, a building, etc.) fall down or ... leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. --Chaucer. 3. To fail; to miscarry. ``All his tricks founder.'' --Shak. Collin's Cobuild ... members of the government to do a deal with criminals. = fail VERB: V International Standard Bible Encyclopedia foun'-der (from ...